Symposium: The Third International Scholarly Conference
Manga in Society--Beyond Economism
Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center and the Korean Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON) have, with the support of Bucheong University, co-organized an international scholarly conference on manga. You will find a brief English summary of the conference on the IMRC website by Oct. 4.
| Date | September 14 and 15, 2011 |
| Venue |
September 14: Bucheon University (Lecture room and event hall B)
13:00 - 16:45 PM: Young researchers seminar (Venue: in the lecture room) |
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September 15: Korean Manhwa Contents Agency [KOMACON]・Comics Museum Hall |
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| Remarks | This conference is open to the public, registration is not required. |
Organizer： Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center ,
Korean Manhwa Contents Agency（KOMACON）
Support： Bucheong University (Korea), Sejong University (Korea), Catholic University (Korea).
Program:
Please note: The conference will be conducted in Korean and Japanese.
You can find a leaflet (Japanese /Korean) here.
You can find the Korean program here.
Sept. 14
Afternoon
Papers
LEE Seung Jin (Kwanwoon University): Developing the Interactive Potential of Online Comics
GAN Sheuo Hui (Kyoto Seika University): The social role of shojo manga in Malaysia
LEEM Hye Jeong (Kyoto Seika University): Comparative Research on Historial gekiga in Korea and Japan
Prof. KIM Dong Bum (Bucheon University): Manhwa and Local Artists
William BAEK（The Catholic University of Korea）: Manhwa and the City
Evening
Keynote Speeches
Prof. HAN Chang-Wan（Sejong University, Seoul, board member of KOMACON）
Prof. Jaqueline BERNDT (Kyoto Seika University)
Sept. 15
Section 1
Prof. YOSHIMURA Kazuma (Kyoto Seika University): What can be learned from Barefoot Gen
Prof. PARK In-ha（Chungkang College of Cultural Industries): Educational Manhwa
Prof. LEE Kyung Rae(Kyungmin University): The role of cartoons for manhwa studies in the early 21st century
Section 2
Dr. Jessica BAUWENS-SUGIMOTO (Kyoto Seika University): Potentials and limitations of global "fujoshi" [rotten girls] culture
Patrick W. GALBRAITH (Tokyo University): The power of "pure fantasy": Play and intimacy among "fujoshi"
Section 3
ITO Yu (International Manga Museum Kyoto): How can manga and museum go together? An insider's observations
Dr. YAMANAKA Chie (Jinnai University, Fukui): Whose manga/manhwa museum?
Dr. HAN Sang Jung (Integrated School of the Arts, Korea): What is necessary for the future of manhwa/manga museums?
